Among Vets, Higher Rank Predicts Better Health
Retired military officers consistently report better health than their lower-ranking counterparts.
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How Military Campaigns Get Their Names
Research shows the names of Israeli military campaigns are cleverly designed to push the citizenry’s emotional buttons.
My Guy’s Cheating with a Man? I’m Outta Here.
Newly published research suggests whether infidelity ends a relationship depends in part on whether the affair was gay or straight.
Confederate Flag Activates Racist Mindset
White college students exposed to images of a Confederate flag judged a black person more harshly and expressed less willingness to vote for Barack Obama in 2008.
A New Reason to Blame, or Thank, Your Mother
New research finds that the quality of early maternal caregiving impacts a child’s emotional relationships once he or she arrives at early adulthood.
Who Cares If It’s All Meaningless Anyway?
A startling proportion of the population, the existentially indifferent, demonstrates little concern for meaning in their lives.
A Compensation for Cold Weather: Higher IQs
New research finds that within the U.S., those states with cooler temperatures tend to have populations with higher IQs.
Power Poses Really Work
Researchers find that assuming a powerful body position helps you feel powerful, act more self-confident and raise testosterone.
Golden Gate Bridge Suicides, Then and Now
The people who jumped to their death from the Golden Gate Bridge over the past decade are significantly older than their counterparts of a generation ago.
Memo to the Mind: Don’t Wander, Be Happy
New research finds our minds wander much more frequently than we realize, and our inability to stay focused in the present leads to unhappiness.